Proverbs 16:18-19
18 aPride goes before destruction,and a haughty spirit before a fall.
19 bIt is better to be of a lowly spirit with the poor
than to cdivide the spoil with the proud.
Matthew 5:3
3 d“Blessed are ethe poor in spirit, for ftheirs is the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 11:29
29Take my yoke upon you, and glearn from me, for I am hgentle and lowly in heart, and iyou will find rest for your souls.Matthew 18:4
4 jWhoever humbles himself like this child is the kgreatest in the kingdom of heaven.Matthew 23:12
12 lWhoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.James 4:6
6But mhe gives more grace. Therefore it says, n“God opposes the proud but ogives grace to the humble.”
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